We are a violent culture, always have been. Ask the Native Americans, Italians, Jews, African slaves & their descendants, Chinese, Irish, and every new immigrant group in this country.
Dollar for dollar, money spent on veteran mental health would save more lives than on armor, money spent on auto safety would save more lives than on policing, and money spent on public health saves more than on drug prohibition
It’s actually police protocol to withdraw from an armed live attacker with viable weapons in order to regroup and engage with tactical teams & gear. It’s part of why they shoot unarmed fleeing suspects in the back but retreat from mass shooters
Across the country, parents are putting their children to bed, reading stories, singing lullabies—and in the back of their minds, they’re worried about what might happen tomorrow after they drop their kids off at school, or take them to a grocery store or any other public space.
Finding out the Halo TV Show did not, in fact, end with a season finale cliffhanger that shows them discovering the Halo. The season ends without them discovering the Halo. Hopefully in season 2 of Halo the TV Show, they can eventually make it to the titular setting of the games.
Steve Ditko states in one of his essays that yes Stan did play a part in creating Spider-Man. The main dispute is that he never gave others who assisted him adequate plotting & co-creation credits.
For the record: Stan Lee didn't create Spiderman. Also, old white men not understanding the importance of representation is neither noteworthy nor relevant.
Further context here. So Ditko has said that the 5 page original story script could’ve come from Jack Kirby, but he wasn’t sure. Ditko says that Kirby’s Spider-Man was dropped once Ditko pointed out it was too similar to The Fly, another 50s hero.
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Also later on it was just the artists plotting things while Lee just wrote in the dialogue. Kinda sad but also fitting that Lee spent the last years of his life being forced to sign his name on things he unfairly took credit for.
Anyone that denies what China is doing to Uygurs is a fascist and should be treated as such its not "anti imperialist" to do genocide denial I hope they die a horrible death like a fascist should
the more people bastardize the word "groomer" to mean "queer people" or "anyone who treats children with respect and autonomy" or "anyone even mildly left of center", the harder it is to talk about actual grooming being done to children, and that is intentional.
The ruins of an Ancient Greek temple were found near Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. The archeological site is called Jandial and dates back almost 2000 years.